ETTC's Back to School Sites

ETTC's Greatest Hits: Back to School
(…with a little bit of help from the Internet)

Check out this assortment of cool sites for teachers to explore as the long, hot summer winds down and September “back to school time” kicks into high gear. There are a handful of links featuring research - based approaches to starting off the school year on a positive note. We have also listed lots of websites to lead teachers to activities designed to help your students "meet and greet" and get to know one another better. Get ready for a great year!

Reflect on your classroom management strategies by reviewing the best of Dr. Harry Wong:

The First Days of School.

What's Your Teaching Effectiveness?

Learn the meaning of the expression “invitational education” with William Watson Purkey.

Print out Lee Canter’s list, 50 Opportunities to Say “You’re Terrific!” as a reminder to praise your students and “catch them being wonderful.”

Get inspired by reading Survival Guide for New Teachers.

If you are new to the profession, visit A New Teacher’s Survival Guide for lots of direction and support.

Early elementary educators can choose from a list of back to school books for little ones or think about sharing one of these back to school poems with the children. Then you may want to visit September Links, Back to School, abcteach, Teaching is a work of heart and Kids Domain for a nice selection of early elementary lesson plans, ideas and theme units.

Teachers who work with students of all ages and abilities will find lots of ideas for starting the school year both at Education World and The Teacher's Corner.

Be sure to check out the great Back to School links at ProTeacher, A to Z Teacher, and Teach-nology.

Middle school teachers can focus their students’ attention on time management with this First Day of School Lesson Plan from the Indiana University Center for Adolescent Studies.